HRW report pins Uganda on torture, killings

Gen Kale Kayihura in the dock at General Court Martial in Makindye, Kampala on August 24, 2018. The former Inspector General of Police was granted bail on August 28. PHOTO | ABUBAKER LUBOWA | NMG

Uganda has failed to provide accountability for torture and extrajudicial killings, the Human Rights Watch (HRW), has said in latest report.

Despite the government's commitments to hold security forces accountable, HRW found that many investigations into military and police abuse of civilians failed to progress, including an inquiry into the November 2016 killing of more than 100 civilians in western Kasese District.